![]() Referring to the group’s self-proclaimed name - the Islamic State - Cantlie goes on to say that “over the next few programs” he will “show you the truth as the Western media tries to drag the public back to the abyss of another war with the Islamic State.’Ĭantlie, a seasoned conflict photographer, was previously held captive by Syrian militants for a week in July 2012. But seeing as I’ve been abandoned by my government and my fate now lies in the hands of the Islamic State, I have nothing to lose.” He’s got a gun at his head and he’s being forced to do this.’ Right?” he says calmly, speaking directly to the camera, hands clasped before him. You’re thinking, ‘He’s only doing this because he’s a prisoner. Speaking from behind a table in a darkened room, Cantlie promises that more “programs” are coming. The similarities end there, with the video, “Lend Me Your Ears,” taking on the appearance of a news program. ![]() In a video released Thursday, Cantlie is shown in an orange jumpsuit - the same style Foley and subsequent hostages wore in their beheading videos. ISIS also has threatened the life of another British hostage, Alan Henning. Foley was beheaded in a video released by ISIS - the first of three Westerners whose executions were carried out and broadcast by the militants through propaganda videos in what ISIS said was retaliation for Iraq airstrikes. John Cantlie, a photographer who worked for Britain’s Sunday Times, was taken captive by militants in Syria alongside GlobalPost’s James Foley nearly two years ago. ISIS released a propaganda video showing a captive British photojournalist promising to illuminate “the truth” behind the militants’ network and criticizing his government and the United States. ![]()
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